Hazelwood Employee Joe Novy Named Code Enforcement Officer of the Year

Hazelwood code enforcement officer Joe Novy said he got his job through persistence.

"I would come up when I had an issue and they began to learn me by name," he said. "One day they said we're hiring, do you want a job?"

And he took it.

Novy was recently named as the Missouri Association of Code Enforcement's (MACE) 2012 Code Enforcement Officer of the Year. Novy has been working as a code enforcement officer for the city for about 10 years.  Prior to that, he was a part-time Parks and Recreation Division employee.  

Hazelwood code administrator Pat McSheehy said Novy is the type of employee you want to have working with you.

“When the opportunity arose, I hired Joe as a City code enforcement officer and I have yet to regret it almost 10 years later,” he said.  “Joe takes pride in his work, and his commitment to city code enforcement.”

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Before working in code enforcement, Novy would come up to Hazelwood City Hall and report code issues and violations. McSheehy said he would even bring photos as proof, and demand something be done .

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